Aircraft Super Thread Mk.VII

[electric indigo]

See you tomorrow...

[electric indigo]

 

[electric indigo]

Finally some clear pics

Also, MiG brought some models:

Nobody noticed the spaceship:

 

[Knight26]

Haven't seen tug concepts like that in a long while.  Nice to know that someone is looking forward like that.  
That is a pretty low price for Su-75, sounds like it is intended for the same market as the USAF F-35/F-16 replacement concept.
MiG is just barely holding on with those concepts.

[enphily]

Su-75 Bullshit

Sorry i don't trust my gov's (sukhoi and all other war companies = government) propaganda at all

[renegadeleader1]

1 hour ago, Knight26 said:

That is a pretty low price for Su-75, sounds like it is intended for the same market as the USAF F-35/F-16 replacement concept.

Typical Russian selling tactic. Sell cheap then get them on the back end with overpriced spares and technical support for the planes built in flaws.

[kajnrig]

I'm more upset at how quickly they're blazing through those numbers. Helloooo! We were just at 57, you really had to pass on sixteen other prototypes?

[Knight26]

1 hour ago, renegadeleader1 said:

Typical Russian selling tactic. Sell cheap then get them on the back end with overpriced spares and technical support for the planes built in flaws.

Not just them.  US Contractors are doing the same with "Service and Support Contracts."

Edited July 20, 2021 by Knight26

[AN/ALQ128]

Another trailer. Very flashy.

[jealous37]

Hmmm....Where have we seen this look before?

[AN/ALQ128]

Kawamori does it again, lol

[kalvasflam]

So... Sukhoi is a Russian company, right?  Checkmate is a Russian aircraft...  this unveiling is in Russia...

So, why the heck is all of the market material in English.   I mean is one of the target customer the USAF?

Edited July 21, 2021 by kalvasflam

[Sanity is Optional]

16 minutes ago, kalvasflam said:

So... Sukhoi is a Russian company, right?  Checkmate is a Russian aircraft...  this unveiling is in Russia...

So, why the heck is all of the market material in English.   I mean is one of the target customer the USAF?

Probably because they want to use it as an export, and English is still a primary international language.

[electric indigo]

 

[slide]

^That made my day, thank you!

[Dobber]

1 hour ago, slide said:

^That made my day, thank you!

Mine too! I love it! 😃

Chris

[Shadow]

On 7/20/2021 at 6:44 PM, kajnrig said:

I'm more upset at how quickly they're blazing through those numbers. Helloooo! We were just at 57, you really had to pass on sixteen other prototypes?

Seems the Russians have adopted the DoD's inconsistent numerical designations as well.

 

On unrelated note. The Typhoon is returning to the flight sim space.

 

[Dobber]

Oh man… a Tomcat LEGEND has been lost. 😟 RIP Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass.

https://theaviationist.com/2021/07/25/dale-snort-snodgrass/

Chris

Edited July 25, 2021 by Dobber

[Chronocidal]

Just heard about this myself.  Good retrospective on his career from someone who worked with him here.  A true legend of naval aviation.

 

[David Hingtgen]

Pretty sure I saw him fly an F-86 at an air show.  Would have loved to see him fly a Tomcat demo.  

This is a good video showing off some serious dis-similar formation skills:

 

[Knight26]

https://inf.news/en/military/f34cb8820e41dc4737d92c3b777267dd.html

An interesting analysis on the Su-75.  Of particular interest, to me, is the reuse of major components from the Su-57.

[AN/ALQ128]

 

[electric indigo]

The X-47B just called and asked why this is called Stingray?

[AN/ALQ128]

Cockpit of Korea's newest indigenous fighter.

[AN/ALQ128]

 

[Thom]

That is crazy nuts!😃

[Knight26]

I'm surprised they could get off the ground with those giant brass ones in the cockpit.

[derex3592]

Holy F*CK! 

[slide]

 

[AN/ALQ128]

DVIDS - News - Teaching the Commando new tricks (dvidshub.net)

 

 

[slide]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42480/mysterious-stealthy-shape-that-resembles-future-fighter-concepts-spotted-at-radar-test-range

[F-ZeroOne]

Theres some speculation that the... um... "shape" is "upside down" on the trailer.

Edit: oops, I see the linked-to article does mention that possibility. I posted before reading the article.

Edited September 24, 2021 by F-ZeroOne

[slide]

3 hours ago, F-ZeroOne said:

Theres some speculation that the... um... "shape" is "upside down" on the trailer.

Edit: oops, I see the linked-to article does mention that possibility. I posted before reading the article.

That seems so odd... I can't imagine why anyone would think that, looking at the shape and imagining where systems would go and be oriented... the metal "Pyramid" on the underside-amidships as she sits on the trailer is the mounting-interface for the RCS-test-stand, or at least it seems so to me.

Are the folks making that speculation under the impression that planes are always mounted inverted on the mast? They're not: 

They get mounted in multiple orientations to be examined from almost every angle over the course of a test program.

 

What good would a fuselage shape be if it generates negative lift? because if it is upside-down, that's what's going to happen.

The drooped "leading-edge" or "LERX" section further solidifies that it's upright in my mind.

Can't wait till the declassify it and prove me a fool!

Edited September 24, 2021 by slide

[seti88]

 

[F-ZeroOne]

slide,  I think the shape is ambiguous enough that its orientation could be interpreted a number of ways.

Edited September 25, 2021 by F-ZeroOne